Must I go to guangzhou to file i-130?

[engrafted]

My wife and I live in Shandong province. I know that is under guangzhou jurisdiction. However, a friend told me that it's possible to file in Beijing and they would just forward it to Guangzhou. Is that true? Or must I go to Guangzhou to file? I'd rather not have to travel so far.

[dnoblett]

No they do check residence and only accept petitions from their jurisdiction.

 

The Beijing Field Office has jurisdiction over Beijing, Tianjin, Shanghai, Hebei, Heilongjiang, Jilin, Liaoning, Shanxi, Inner Mongolia, and Mongolia.

http://www.uscis.gov/about-us/find-uscis-office/international-offices/china-beijing-field-office

 

The Guangzhou Field Office has jurisdiction over the provinces: Anhui, Chongqing, Fujian, Gansu, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hainan, Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Ningxia, Qinghai, Shaanxi, Shandong, Sichuan, Xinjiang, Xizang (Tibet ), Xiamen, Yunnan,

 

http://www.uscis.gov/about-us/find-uscis-office/international-offices/china-guangzhou-field-office

You can always try contacting the office in Beijing and ask.

[engrafted]

No they do check residence and only accept petitions from their jurisdiction.

 

The Beijing Field Office has jurisdiction over Beijing, Tianjin, Shanghai, Hebei, Heilongjiang, Jilin, Liaoning, Shanxi, Inner Mongolia, and Mongolia.

http://www.uscis.gov/about-us/find-uscis-office/international-offices/china-beijing-field-office

 

The Guangzhou Field Office has jurisdiction over the provinces: Anhui, Chongqing, Fujian, Gansu, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hainan, Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Ningxia, Qinghai, Shaanxi, Shandong, Sichuan, Xinjiang, Xizang (Tibet ), Xiamen, Yunnan,

http://www.uscis.gov/about-us/find-uscis-office/international-offices/china-guangzhou-field-office

You can always try contacting the office in Beijing and ask.

 

 

 

That's what I was afraid of. Bummer it has to be so far away.

I tried contacting the office in Beijing and Guangzhou with no reply, that's why I asked here. I had heard about someone filing in Shenyang and it being forwarded to Beijing. I guess Guangzhou doesn't have anything like that.

Thanks for the help.

Edited June 7, 2015 by engrafted (see edit history)

[yanglan]

I had also heard of someone filing in Shenyang and having it forwarded to Beijing. Since I was living in Shenyang at the time I would have preferred not having to travel to Beijing to file, so I contacted both offices directly and was told that it could (would?) not be done and to file in Beijing.

[Randy W]

I had also heard of someone filing in Shenyang and having it forwarded to Beijing. Since I was living in Shenyang at the time I would have preferred not having to travel to Beijing to file, so I contacted both offices directly and was told that it could (would?) not be done and to file in Beijing.

 

 

Yes - the I-130 MUST be filed with USCIS, which has offices ONLY in Beijing and Guangzhou. However, they MAY be able to accept your FEE PAYMENT and/or FORWARD the petition to the proper USCIS office.

 

This little blurb on the Shenyang consulate is not quite specific enough - you may be able to pay the fee in Shenyang, and then mail it in yourself, or they may forward it for you.

 

Shenyang Consulate Immigrant Visas

 

Notice to American citizens regarding the filing of I-130 petitions

 

The Consulate in Shenyang is not authorized to accept I-130s, as responsibility for acceptance and approval of immigrant visas rests solely with USCIS. However, as USCIS is not authorized to accept the I-130 processing fee, the Shenyang Consulate will accept the I-130 processing fee for American citizens residing in the Shenyang consular district. We will issue you a receipt for fee payment which you then present to USCIS Beijing. For further info, see http://www.uscis.gov/about-us/find-uscis-office/international-offices/china-beijing-field-office

 

[Randy W]

However, I see that the Beijing Embassy web site says ( http://beijing.usembassy-china.org.cn/i-130-petition-for-alien-relative.html )

Please note that petitions may not be filed with the Beijing Field Office by mail.

 

 

That option may no longer be available.

[Randy W]

That seems to have changed from the past - check this post http://candleforlove.com/forums/topic/47297-can-i-dcf-in-shanghai-for-them-to-forward-to-beijing/?p=620260

 

But like it's pointed out in that topic (from February), that may be a changing "feature" - go with what they tell you NOW.